Young on Little
While Labour leaders are in the spotlight, a good piece on Andrew Little by Audrey Young in the weekend.
Guest Post – Hawkes Bay is GE free
A guest post by Ad on the Hawkes Bay’s decision to prohibit under its District Plan the release or the conducting of field trials of GM crops and animals.
UK – Cameron loses his shit, new members flood to Labour
Open mike 14/09/2015
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Does the left win by tacking to the centre or by being principled?
Jeremy Corbyn’s election provides a further opportunity to discuss if elections should be won by tacking to the centre or adopting a principled approach to politics.
Stuff piece on Red Peak
Anti TPP ad (Australian)
An Australian TV ad on the downsides of the TPP – “We just received word that Channel 9 banned our new TV ad from airing during the evening news”
Open mike 13/09/2015
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Jeremy Corbyn wins!
Jeremy Corbyn wins the UK Labour leadership contest with nearly 60% of the vote on the first ballot.
Well spoken Police Commissioner
In The Herald: “Despite the number of armed incidents recently police should remain unarmed, the Police Commissioner says.”
Key and Abbott are prepared to sacrifice the Pacific
Climate change induced sea level increases poses a huge threat to most Pacific Islands. They are seeking support for a goal of limiting temperature increases to no more than 1.5 degrees. Australia and New Zealand are insisting on sticking to a goal of no more than 2 degrees even though this will likely mean that many Islands will disappear.
Refugee crisis a taste of things to come
The current refugee crisis is but a taste of the climate refugee crisis to come. But it according to Key it’s fine, because it won’t be a problem in the next year or two.
Open mike 12/09/2015
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Daily Review 11/09/2015
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Tim Barnett announces his resignation
Labour Party General Secretary Tim Barnett has also announced his resignation today.
Inside National’s spin machine
A very interesting post in The Herald yesterday by Grant McLachlan (former Parliamentary researcher and a Nat campaign director) detailing National’s well resourced and well organised spin machine.
Breaking News – Russell Norman resigning from Parliament
Russell Norman has announced that he is resigning from Parliament to become Executive Director of Greenpeace.
MPs are harmful to digital communications
As anticipated, what is the first complaint at this site under the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015? Not from a kid cyber-bullied by the classmates. But by an adult trying to stifle legitimate criticism and analysis of what they wrote and distributed digitally. And they didn’t read what they were required to do under the act.
Wellington rallies for refugees
A great turnout at last night’s rally at Parliament to call for the government to double the quota for refugees.
Open mike 11/09/2015
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Daily Review 10/09/2015
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Andrew Little – Our values and interests on the world stage
Text of a speech delivered today by Andrew Little to Whanganui Grey Power where he talks about New Zealand’s tradition of standing up for our values and interests on the world stage.
Flag process a missed opportunity
Any new flag for NZ should have been a unifying symbol. Instead Key has turned the referendum into a divisive process. Faced with four crap flag choices we’ll probably vote for no change and the whole stupid $26m process will have been a complete waste of time and money. Ludicrous.
Tony Abbott and the Syrian refugee crisis
In the UK, in Australia and in New Zealand conservative governments have initially refused to accept more refugees then in a matter of days they have changed their view. At the same time they have announced increased support for refugees they have announced military action against ISIS. Makes you wonder if this is based on Crosby Textor advice.
Open mike 10/09/2015
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Daily Review 09/09/2015
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In Our Back Yard – Manus Island and Nauru
As the photo claims, refugees are human beings. We can tell this from general expressions of resignation, desperation and misery.
But what about our own expressions of humanity?
Warner Bros – corporate welfare beneficiary
Figures have been released showing that Warner Bros were paid NZ $191 million in tax rebates to create the Hobbit Trilogy. The films were very profitable. Why is corporate welfare for profitable activity tolerated?
NRT: Go on strike, get a police record
Over in the UK, the government is carrying out an unprecedented attack on employment and union rights in an effort to return things to their C19th utopia. Now they want to force striking workers to wear armbands and give their names to police as well. Presumably for blacklisting people exercising their rights.
The strip mining of Housing Corporation
At a time where the need for social housing has possibly never been greater the Housing Corporation is to pay the Government a dividend of $118 million, the third largest in the Corporation’s history.
Sanders leads Clinton
Sanders in America, Corbyn in England. If they both win, does this mark a resurgence of the political left?
Open mike 09/09/2015
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Lost the Plot
Winston’s solution to war and refugees.
Daily Review 08/09/2015
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Those who would censor
NZ’s first book banning in over 20 years. Another own goal from “Family First”.
Body on Key’s moral compass
